Bitcoin & Blockchain in 2019 | Expert Predictions

2018 has come to an end and hopefully the
bear market too. It is now a time to reflectand think about the year ahead.So we decided to ask some crypto experts about
the year in crypto and what to expect in 2019.Roger Ver, Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, Paul Veradittakit
and Bitcoin Dad all gave us their 2018 takeawaysand projections for the coming year.This whole year has been sort of a pretty
tough bear market.And you know I sort of expect next year to
be a bear market for a while to you know maybea price increase toward the end.But nevertheless, I mean we shouldn’t expect
anything for a bit of time.One event that is really positive and one
event that is sort of a sign of reality.I think once the event was basically BAKKT
saying that they are launching and what theyare doing.I think that is significant because again
if we want to see price increase I think institutionsare going to be a huge part of that.I think the biggest event for 2018 has to
be the declining price of not only Bitcoinbut the entire space of the crypto assets.To me this is significantly different than
what happened back in 2014 or 15.I believe that this time around the altcoin
bubble will not return. I think that’s goingto be the big difference.I think that the is the most critical event
is the fact that this was the altcoin bubble.I don’t expect the altcoins to come back.There were other smaller events like the implosion
of the Bitcoin Cash or as I like to call itthe Bcash split that showed how irrelevant
those altcoins are.And so to me, that was it’s a good thing.I’m really enjoying this year 2018 for the
implosion of the altcoin space.I hate to say the bear market because that’s
pretty much what 2018 has been for the mostpart.You know I think it’s been a healthy correction.I mean it still hurt everybody that I know
is on board in 2017 going into 2018.But you know I think it was needed to kind
of you know pull back a little bit and youknow gather itself again you know before we
kind of you know move into 2019 and 2020 whichI think will be pretty bullish.I would say was the bear market itself.The fact that a lot of crappy projects have
been kind of flushed out of the system orthey’re currently in their death throes.That is very significant because there’s been
a lot of malinvestment in this space and gettingthose out of are out of this economy is a
very good thing because it allows for investmentin the things that are actually winning.I think the 10th anniversary is significant
because that means that Bitcoin has been aroundfor 10 years.There’s some credible scarcity to bitcoin
that I think people underestimate sometimesyou know like having something proven over
time is a very very good thing.And more people will come in for that reason
you know like if something like two or threeyears old that it’s less it’s not as easy
to trust it as if it’s like 10 years old becauseit’s been through a lot.Correction as a whole and people start to
realize that the market doesn’t only go upit can go up and down.And I think people realize that like the long-term
vision is to make cryptocurrencies usableas currencies.And that’s what drives the long-term price.I’m bullish overall.So I mean I would like to say this the bottom.Still most skeptical but I feel 2019 and going
into 2020 before having again you know I onlysee upside at this point.You know we might meet might maybe go down
know twenty five hundred.It’s possible things are looking pretty good
at this point you know Bitcoin kind of bouncedhere.I think we need to fall further.I think you need real capitulation.I think you need a lot of the malinvestments
and ICOs and altcoins to really you know likemake it possible so that nothing is like these
projects just need to die basically becausethere’s a lot of malinvestment.And until that malinvestment is cleared out
of the system it’s still going to be you’rejust sort of like waiting for another bubble
another downturn in order to get rid of them.So you know this is what happens in any economy
you have business cycles.And during the bottom you get rid of the inefficient
and stupid projects and that’s what bear marketsare for.And until the bear market has done its work
it’s it’s not really you know you’re eitherwaiting for a bigger bear market later and
just sort of delaying it or you know likeyou’re you’re not really culling anything.So I don’t think we’ve hit bottom.I think we’ll start seeing some scalability
projects launched next year and I think that’llbe exciting but I don’t think any of them
will sort of compete with Ethereum at leastin the near term.I also think that there’s gonna be a ton of
consolidation lot of late-stage rounds beingraised by companies and we’re gonna start
seeing some pretty significant acquisitionsfrom existing tech companies and banks and
then also a lot of you know a lot of aqui-hires.I also think the security to open market is
pretty inflated right now and there’s no infrastructureto facilitate any sort of liquidity whatsoever.So we’re gonna see a ton of scheming issue
but I really don’t think there’s going tobe much happening there next year.So I think that one is a I think that was
a bit overhyped and I think we’ll start seeingsome governments starting to launch their
tokens.I think we’re heading
into basically a building and installationphase and I think in terms of fundraising
it’s going to be a really tough time for ICOs.I think the main thing in 2019 will be the
realisation that Bitcoin did not die.It’s not going to die and it’s going to reverse
at some point in 2019.I’m starting to think it will be more to the
latter half of 2019 than the beginning of2019 and this time around Bitcoin will start
to separate from the rest of the crypto space.So I think the marking of 2019 will be the
end of the Bitcoin bear market and the startof another Bitcoin bull market this time with
side chains, with scaling, with privacy andI can’t wait.I certainly expect a lot more companies to
come around to realise like Bitcoin is whereit’s at.I mean you can sort of see that already a
lot of CEOs are starting to say good thingsabout Bitcoin as a way to sort of pivot a
little bit because they’re realising likea lot of these altcoins and ICOs are not doing
so well and any sort of bets that they placedon them have been pretty bad and they haven’t
been served well by them.So I imagine this will continue through most
of 2019.I think the world is going to see more and
more people building on top of Bitcoin.And of course, when I say Bitcoin I mean Bitcoin
Cash.Whether Bitcoin is going to make a new all
time high.I’m not necessarily sold on that in 2019.It might not be until later in the year when
it really starts to move.Maybe it’s the 10,000 mark and kind of goes
from there.But you know I’m bullish overall.I mean I think there’s a lot of things in
the pipeline with the possible ETF and youknow still there’s still a lot of institutional
money that I think is trying to find someclarification.I think I think at least in the short to medium
term it’s a great time to invest into Bitcointhere’s still a strong correlation between
Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies andso I think the markets are really low it’s
a great time to be buying but the currenciesI do suggest buying multiple cryptocurrencies
just because the market is so dynamic andto put all your eggs in one basket is probably
not a good strategy.So either investing into an index or investing
into a bunch of them that you’re really passionateabout or even going through some sort of fund managerI am expecting lower prices.If your time horizon is at least five years
ahead then the best time to buy Bitcoin isalways yesterday.I’ve had this answer for numerous years now
but if you’re actually trying to time themarket and you if you don’t have any Bitcoin right now that anytime is a good time to buy it.But if you are watching it regularly I think
buying it in the low 3 thousands or below3 thousand is great but definitely have a
bunch of fiat on reserve so you can buy aslightly bigger chunk of it below two thousand
and if it ever goes below fifteen hundredI will try to sell whatever I have not nailed
down in order to pile into it.From a monetary perspective, I think it’s
still pretty clear that Bitcoin is the bigwinner.And and you know almost everything else is
an attempt to try to do something interestingfrom a centralized perspective.Personally I’m anti-ICO.I don’t feel that you know that there have
been some good projects that raise money thatdeserve the money.But then you know you get everything else
kind of piggybacking those and it really gotdiluted.There was a lot of just dumb money being thrown
in a ton of projects that are now down.95%.I personally I am not going to be bullish
on ICOs and in my investment position I’mreally going to be extremely skeptical regarding that.I’m more of in favor of proof of work type
of project something where you don’t givea developer 20-30 million dollars upfront
for an idea.I feel that they are more motivated by having
a fair launch and you know moving forwardwith their work and interests that would be
brought on due to their work and dedicationto the project.A ton of ICOs are really going to die next
year.They raised quite a bit of money and for regulatory
reasons like basis or just bad managementand we just can see a lot of them get fleshed
out even more so I could see even the marketsgetting even worse.I’m sure there will be some but not nearly
to the degree that we saw in 2017-2018 I imaginemost of them like most people are kind of
you know jaded by ICOs in general right now.Yeah most of them haven’t delivered anything
and the few that have aren’t anywhere nearwhat they hyped up to be.So.Given those experiences, I don’t think there
will be nearly as many though who knows.Already ICOs are having a really tough time
raising any money whatsoever.They either have to go to private investors
or you have to sell off a lot of the Ethereumor whatever they raised off in order to fund
their operations.Some are trying some weird models where they
basically gamble with the money that theyhave in their treasury.I think ICOs are going to get even more popular
in the future there.They’re fantastic because they allow any investor
to invest in any entrepreneur anywhere inthe world instantly and have instant liquidity
based on the token as well.So yeah there is a big run up last year and
things cooled off a little bit but like thisis something that never existed before.And the reason there was such a big giant
run up is because people were realizing howuseful it is.So I don’t think ICOs are going to slow down
in the long run.I think going to see that become a more and
more common funding model for new and existingbusinesses.All time high would be nice.But you know hang in there keep grinding.You know that the markets aren’t going to
be easy.You know that would kind of be my advice to you guys is you know don’t give up.You know I know it’s rough out there to kind
of hang in there but you know obviously onlyinvest what you can lose.But you know be patient and hodl.I wish that you know we can all adjust you
know not focus as much on price and just reallyfocus on on building new shipping product.And I think that’s what we’re gonna get most
about this entire bear market is that nowthat we’re not seeing employees leaving because
they can make a lot more money day tradingwith their currencies you know we’re seeing
people really focused on hitting milestonesand maybe even structuring transactions with
investors where money or tokens will be releasedwhere milestones are hit.But you know the most the most important thing
for me is that top talent is continuing tocome into this space and we’re continuing
to see a lot of the best talent in the startupecosystem coming in and it makes me really
hopeful.So I think 2019 is going to be a huge year
for usBecome a part of your investments instead
of just sort of like wishful thinking likeyou know contribute to the ecosystem and in whatever way you can you don’t have to bea developer you can be a holder you can be
somebody that’s part of the social communitybut that’s what’s required in order to not
just be gambling but actually investing.I wish people would actually start using cryptocurrency as currency.Use it to buy and sell things and use it to
pay other people and use it to get paid whenyou know when people owe you money.Start actually using it as money rather than
just some speculative instrument.

Why for the most part is there cryptocurrency trading, currently? To make profits expressed in reserve currency. And why is there Bitcoin? To be free from permission by the state that governs/dictates through the reserve currency.

This video has blockchain in the title, but its all about bitcoin/altcoin. Snore.

People keep hyping that blockchain will solve world hunger. It will not solve Grain Traceability, but it can help grain settlements/commodity trade/ risk management. I think the biggest challenge is to clearly define the use cases that work and define standard APIs, and inter-operability between solutions. Hyper-ledger is a start.

the outlooks and projections were monolithic and unexplained. Not one used any of the risks in the traditional economy in their outlooks which is remarkable given thier liklihood, scope and obvious and direct knock-on effects towards crypto. None used technicals, even long-term techs which are worth mentioning. I don't think these guys have any special insight into the future. Just reasoned layperson guesses.At the moment your crypto price is 2% what's happening in crypto, and 98% of what is happening in the analogue banking system.

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All this so called crypto experts have been longing bitcoin since 2011 2012.. They will always be in profit unless crypto massively crashes to pennies. They lie in your faces with a big ☺ cashing in while other people buy at higher prices.

Im new to trading…. just researching… things that go down can only go up….. I think that Bitcoin was the beginning and that there will be another ALTCOIN that will learn from BITCOINS success and failures…

By May, 2020, I think we are at $160,000 due to the fact that May 2020 has a "halving" – i.e. mining efficiency cut by half which cuts inflation, and makes bitcoin more scarce. This combined with inst investors like Fidelity buying up large amounts cuts down the supply right at the time when inflation is reducing, so we will see a lot more scarcity over the next year, and this will be priced in by May 2020. So sometime between now and then we get another bull run of up to 160,000 and I'd say at least up to $80,000. I agree tho these stupid ICO's need to die in order to see real movement.

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2018, the year that proved that BTC isn't a store of value because it lacks on-chain capacity and so isn't unchallenged. All bets are open, for a better system to be preferred. Something with unbounded on-chain scalability, which doesn't leak network value to power companies.

These guys are not experts in the slightest. Guy with the cowboy hat could barely form a sentence. Was painful to listen to. Tone Vays has decent TA and Roger Ver has experience I'll give them that but these other jokers probably got #rekt and need to never be interviewed again.

In just about 12 months, btc has made a drop of over 80% from a peak of $19,800 to less than $4,000 and i wonder how silly those that kept talking of $100,000 and more look now. Seriously, how much more evidence do we need that cryptocurrencies are purely speculative bubbles that are best treated as such and milked at the moment? The only space for investing is in real companies doing actual business with real currency valuation. My forecast for the long term value of bitcoin is 0$, 0€, 0£, 0¥. Don’t get me wrong, i am not a crypto hater infact, i am above average financially but i still have a strategy which i implement with which i make a minimum of $30,000 monthly for a couple of months already. Even though i get assistance from Mr Wesley Will with trade strategies and signals, i still trade on my own so i don’t have to grant anyone access to my trade account (funds). What i do is seek his opinion on the markets as he is a very seasoned analyst and trader and then i use his signals which are very simple to use in placing trades and in the process, i learn alot from him. You can mail him (wesleywillclinic Gmail) if you need his assistance too. A word of caution, never mix emotion with coins if you want to succeed and you have to be brutal as well i.e sell, buy, and trade when you have to following the rules and always seek help if you are not already a master trader and are not making good and consistent profit on your own already.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency has been a major talking point between my colleague and staff at work and so last year i decided to go into deep in it not withstanding my little knowledge in it and how I can equally benefit from it. After doing some research and watching several videos on how it work I decided to give it a try and guess what I bought 5 BTC, and I left it in my wallet expecting the price to increase in some months time because before the year ended in 2017 the price was more x20 of what it was in January that same year and this was done following the instructions I got from my colleague but the profit I expected never came, in short, the reverse was the case. So I decided to do deep research on how I can profit and gain more value for my coins but some trading I did turned out negative. And so I continued my research until I found a beginners trading post talking about a strategy on how to trade and make profit. I was skeptical of first but I decided to give it a try and contact the person in charge, Mr. Dominic Connor, he explained to me the different ways to make profit in this bearish market. I invested 2 BTC of my coin, and it quickly rose to 6 BTC towards the end of December 2018, and I was convinced that this is the best way to make a good profit from Bitcoin. If you're still confused about the steps to take this year I urge you to contact [email protected] for all your cryptocurrency questions, strategy and beginners coaching.

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As an investor, i’d say the bitcoin is actually my most profitable financial asset but i have had my very bad bitcoin moments especially during the peak of the bearish market experienced last year. I have been hodling bitcoins since 2014 and it was so fulfilling watching it ride with the bulls but then i lose almost all of it last year. Watching a video on yt got me interested in trading bitcoin but then i lost some more money trying to trade on my own. Thanks to a particular forum online, i got to read about some very successful trader and notable among them was Mauricio Pierce. After contacting him and having a very informative but simple discussion with him, i got to understand all the reasons i had failed by hodling and what i did wrong as a trader. After using his signals and trade strategies for just a fee months, i covered my losses of a whole year and made additional significant profit. He is just the best and you can reach him on [email protected] for any questions or inquiries you may have in order to be a more profitable trader

As an investor, i’d say the bitcoin is actually my most profitable financial asset but i have had my very bad bitcoin moments especially during the peak of the bearish market experienced last year. I have been hodling bitcoins since 2014 and it was so fulfilling watching it ride with the bulls but then i lose almost all of it last year. Watching a video on yt got me interested in trading bitcoin but then i lost some more money trying to trade on my own. Thanks to a particular forum online, i got to read about some very successful trader and notable among them was Mauricio Pierce. After contacting him and having a very informative but simple discussion with him, i got to understand all the reasons i had failed by hodling and what i did wrong as a trader. After using his signals and trade strategies for just a fee months, i covered my losses of a whole year and made additional significant profit. He is just the best and you can reach him on [email protected] for any questions or inquiries you may have in order to be a more profitable trader

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Never ever believe anyone's internet virtual prediction without solid evidence, that is why 99%investors suffered losses in 2018 till now, especially in all geeedy corrupted investors and this scenario will repeat again soon. Be smarter wiser learned knowledgeable and experienced for unseen unknown unreal unexpected problems aplenty coming up in 2020 soon. Experience more truth again, cheers, happy losses again for Bitcoin Maniac only less than 2% investors so far so good & so bad so ugly in virtual internet manipulation indeed, hahaha!